Taiwo Awoniyi bags degree in business management

Taiwo Awoniyi

Nigeria international Taiwo Awoniyi has earned a bachelor’s degree in business management at the Buckinghamshire New University, United Kingdom.

Awoniyi recently joined newly promoted English Premier League side Nottingham Forest from Union Berlin in a reported club record transfer fee of ÂŁ17 million.

The 24-year-old told NationSport that he was happy to have earned the degree while still playing football.

“I’m happy to also inform you that I’ve just finished a degree programme in business management at Buckinghamshire New University and my graduation is next month,” he said.

Two years ago, he got a diploma in business and marketing management from London School of International Business.

Awoniyi joins an impressive list of high-profile persons that have passed through the 131-year-old university.

Other notable alumni of the university include English actor cum comedian and musician, Noel Fielding; English field hockey player Chloe Rogers; and British paralympian, Naomi Riches.